1 Corinthians 15:35 (WEB)

Passage

But someone will say, “How are the dead raised?” and, “With what kind of body do they come?”

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:33 Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”

1 Corinthians 15:34 Wake up righteously, and don’t sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.

1 Corinthians 15:35 But someone will say, “How are the dead raised?” and, “With what kind of body do they come?”

1 Corinthians 15:36 You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.

1 Corinthians 15:37 That which you sow, you don’t sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, maybe of wheat, or of some other kind.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "someone", "dead", "raised", "kind", "body", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "someone" and "dead", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "Wake up righteously and don t sin..." into verse 36's "You foolish one that which you yourself...", so "someone" and "dead" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "someone" and "dead" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.